Critical excitation methods in earthquake engineering /
Since the occurrence of earthquakes and their properties are very uncertain even with the present knowledge, it is too difficult to define reasonable design ground motions especially for important buildings. In the seismic resistant design of building structures, the concept of performance-based des...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Oxford :
Elsevier,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Since the occurrence of earthquakes and their properties are very uncertain even with the present knowledge, it is too difficult to define reasonable design ground motions especially for important buildings. In the seismic resistant design of building structures, the concept of performance-based design has become a new paradigm guaranteeing the maximum satisfaction of building owners. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080467627 0080467628 1280746750 9781280746758 9780080453095 0080453090 |